Nower Hill High School | Secondary with sixth form in Pinner, Harrow | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Nower Hill High School

SecondaryPost 16

Harrow · Pinner · HA5 5RP www.nowerhill.org.uk

Pupils
2,030
cap. 1,980
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
28 Nov 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
12 Nov 2013
Curriculum and development visit
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10 May 2012
Full inspectionOutstanding
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14 Feb 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 1,426 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Furthest distance 0.886 miles (distance criterion 191). Published offers: EHC 14, LAC 1, sibling 114, staff 4. Straight-line from home to the centre point of the school (Harrow Council). PDF name: Nower Hill.

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Harrow allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Harrow. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
82%
-2pp
LA
70%
England
66%
88%82%75%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
68%
+0pp
LA
54%
England
46%
74%65%56%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
59.0
+0.7
LA
51.4
England
46.8
63.058.253.4
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
51%
+1pp
LA
66%
England
41%
60%55%50%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
17.0
+0.2
LA
9.8
England
7.7
18.316.314.3
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
98%
Responses
102
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

98%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

94%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

11%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

87%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

40%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

97%

Q9. My child does well at this school

96%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

93%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

99%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

96%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

92%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

98%

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.62
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
38.1
+0.2
LA
33.4
England
32.4
41.137.734.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.23
0
LA
+0.18
+0.3+0.2+0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
20%
+1pp
LA
14%
England
14%
21%14%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BB-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.23
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

98%

staying in education or employment

Education97%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

89%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education79%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment8%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
2,023
cap. 1,980
2,0281,9561,884
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
LA AVG 18.28:1
18.217.115.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
53%
LA AVG 60.48%
56%48%40%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
19%
LA AVG 26.17%
20%17%14%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
13%
LA AVG 13.02%
14%13%12%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
7%
England
9%
6%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
16%
LA
21%
England
24%
17%13%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressGeorge V Avenue, Pinner, HA5 5RP
Telephone02088630877
Local authorityHarrow
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7905 spend / pupil£8170 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Aug 2011 (was URN 102238)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2582%68%59.0Not applicable51%17.0320
2023/2484%67%58.3+0.6250%16.8322
2022/2385%69%57.8+0.5351%16.6322
2021/2288%74%63.0+0.8254%18.3321
2018/1980%66%57.2+0.5360%15.6299
2017/1875%56%53.4+0.4052%14.3295
2016/1782%62%53.7+0.5152%297
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2559%
2023/2459%
2022/2360%
2021/2268%
2018/1975%
2017/1862%
2016/1766%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2538.1B-+0.2320%204
2023/2437.9B-+0.2019%207
2022/2338.8B16%202
2021/2241.1B21%199
2018/1934.3C++0.226%215
2017/1836.9B-+0.2318%198
2016/1734.7C++0.3014%210

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252,02317.213%53%19%6%16%
2023/242,02417.113%56%17%6%17%
2022/232,02817.313%54%16%6%17%
2021/222,01418.213%51%15%6%16%
2020/211,99017.114%49%14%
2018/191,93416.512%40%19%4%9%
2017/181,90216.713%40%19%4%9%
2016/171,88415.912%43%20%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.